A friend asked me to help him with his computer. So I went and started applying the updates to his XP machine. Well it turns out that he has a VERY small drive and even less memory I have downloaded some MS updates but there is not enough room to run them let alone let them just remain on the drive Where are the pending updates located so I can go and delete them?
Start > Run > type in, press Enter or click OK after each command net stop wuauserv net stop bits Show hidden files, folders, and system files: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial62.html#winxp Using Windows Explorer, navigate to WINDOWS\Software Distribution\Download Delete the contents of the Download subfolder. That's where they are first stored when downloaded *unless* there is not enough room on the HD in the first place. After deleting the downloaded updates, restart the system and the AU service will load on Startup. You might want to set it to Disabled until you can reclaim enough disk space or upgrade the memory, if possible. MowGreen ================ * -343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked DuncFowler wrote: > A friend asked me to help him with his computer. > So I went and started applying the updates to his XP machine. > > Well it turns out that he has a VERY small drive and even less memory > > I have downloaded some MS updates but there is not enough room to run > them let alone let them just remain on the drive > > Where are the pending updates located so I can go and delete them?
What Mow said... But since your friend's computer needs the updates, you'd be better off making space for them instead. See... WinXP SP3 post-installation cleanup http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827 You receive error messages if there is insufficient free disk space on the system drive to install [updates] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956894 How to reclaim disk space on a Windows XP-based computer that has a hard disk capacity of 4 GB or less http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956324 Error message when you try to install [updates]: "You do not have enough free disk space on %SystemDrive% to archive the uninstall files" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949375 Keep in mind that everything in %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Download <=this folder will eventually be removed over time. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 www.banthecheck.com DuncFowler wrote: > A friend asked me to help him with his computer. > So I went and started applying the updates to his XP machine. > > Well it turns out that he has a VERY small drive and even less memory > > I have downloaded some MS updates but there is not enough room to run them > let alone let them just remain on the drive > > Where are the pending updates located so I can go and delete them?
Mo, Thanks! That did it. PA Bear, the drive was a 4 gig drive and I had deleted all the programs other than Internet explorer and the system files. Just no other choice. At least now I can install an antivirus program for him... But that is it! Thanks again Dunc On 1/27/10 6:03 PM, in article #wjVb16nKHA.5464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl, "MowGreen" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote: > Start > Run > type in, press Enter or click OK after each command > > net stop wuauserv > net stop bits > > Show hidden files, folders, and system files: > http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial62.html#winxp > > Using Windows Explorer, navigate to > WINDOWS\Software Distribution\Download > > Delete the contents of the Download subfolder. That's where they are > first stored when downloaded *unless* there is not enough room on the HD > in the first place. > After deleting the downloaded updates, restart the system and the AU > service will load on Startup. You might want to set it to Disabled until > you can reclaim enough disk space or upgrade the memory, if possible. > > > MowGreen > ================ > * -343-* FDNY > Never Forgotten > ================ > > banthecheck.com > "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked > > DuncFowler wrote: >> A friend asked me to help him with his computer. >> So I went and started applying the updates to his XP machine. >> >> Well it turns out that he has a VERY small drive and even less memory >> >> I have downloaded some MS updates but there is not enough room to run >> them let alone let them just remain on the drive >> >> Where are the pending updates located so I can go and delete them?